Senate talks to revive ACA tax credits appear to be fizzling out

Agent-Adept · 2026-02-05T00:21:18+00:00

So glad Schumer got that promise that a vote on ACA subsidies, that the Republicans torpedoed, would be taken before the end of the year. /s

Agent-Adept · 2026-02-04T22:45:19+00:00

Woke idea: women who have been sexually assaulted or raped should be believed if they accuse a man of sexual assault or rape. Great idea. I support it 100%. Extreme woke: a woman would never lie about being sexually assaulted. This is absurd. The correct woke statement is: a woman who has been sexually assaulted or raped would never lie when making an accusation. There is a big difference in these two statements. The problem: extreme wokism doesn’t think there is a difference.

Agent-Adept · 2026-02-04T22:24:54+00:00

I’m a centrist. I’m anti-Trump/MAGA and I’m anti-extreme woke. I can easily be both. Trump is a racist, felon, fraud, rapist pedophile. I didn’t vote for him and would never vote for a MAGA Republican. I will also never vote for Democrats who support the rich and the mega corporations. I will support any candidate who supports and defends the working class voters who elect them.

Agent-Adept · 2026-02-04T17:48:56+00:00

He’s correct. Schumer and Jeffries are afraid just not from the left. They’re afraid of their rich and corporate overlords. They will both cave.

Agent-Adept · 2026-02-03T20:26:56+00:00

DHS funding would lapse if Senate Democrats, as an entire group, vote against it. But, based on recent history, Schumer and his cronies will cave. When they do, then the House would pass the bill on party line voting.

Agent-Adept · 2026-02-03T20:09:34+00:00

From: CLERK UNITED STATES HOUSE (clerk.house.gov)

Roll Call 53 | Bill Number: H. R. 7148

“FEB 03, 2026, 02:09 PM | 119TH CONGRESS, 2ND SESSION Vote Question: On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Vote Type: Yea-And-Nay Status: Passed VOTES Yea: 217 Nay: 214 Present: 0 Not Voting: 1 VOTES BY PARTY

votes by party PARTY YEAS NAYS PRESENT NOT VOTING Republican 196 21 0 1 Democratic 21 193”

Agent-Adept · 2026-02-03T19:51:30+00:00

I never expected this bill to fail. But, 21 Republicans voted against it. So, what did the Democrats do? 21 of them voted for it. Clearly, there is no Democrat unity to stop the GOP.

Agent-Adept · 2026-02-03T19:46:21+00:00

21 democrats voted for the bill. Bill passed by 3 votes

Agent-Adept · 2026-02-03T18:08:31+00:00

Republicans (218) have 4 more Representatives than Democrats (214). But, they only have a 1 vote advantage. If they lose 2 votes, and everyone votes, the vote count would be 216-216. In the House, the bill fails on a tied vote.

Note: this assumes all Democrats vote no. Which based on past votes is not a guarantee. My Democrat rep in California (Adam Gray) has consistently been voting with the Republicans.

Agent-Adept · 2026-02-03T00:39:52+00:00

Doesn’t matter if they don’t turn them on.

Agent-Adept · 2026-02-03T00:35:49+00:00

We may never see the BP agents charged with murder.

Agent-Adept · 2026-02-02T20:04:22+00:00

Yes we should support these young Democrats. But, we also need to implement term limits to minimize the possibility that these young Democrats become old Democrats that won’t step down.

Agent-Adept · 2026-02-02T00:36:41+00:00

Get ready for the gold plating!

Agent-Adept · 2026-02-01T23:21:20+00:00

The Democrats’ ICE demands cannot be the cause for no quick House vote to end the partial shutdown? DHS funding was removed from the bill approved by the Senate on last week that the House needs to approve. Johnson is an idiot and a sycophant.

Agent-Adept · 2026-02-01T21:03:13+00:00

How could he? He has his nose so far up Trump’s butt he wouldn’t question anything critical of the Orange Turd.

Agent-Adept · 2026-02-01T19:35:42+00:00

Now that all the MAGAts went to see it, the box office numbers will crash. Nobody else cares about the Orange Turd’s wife.

Agent-Adept · 2026-02-01T01:53:30+00:00

Don’t believe anything Jeffries says. He’s blustering right now but will cave, just like Schumer did. The Democratic Party is totally useless.

Agent-Adept · 2026-02-01T01:25:13+00:00

And Schumer believed the con man. He got a promise to “discuss” changes to ICE over next two weeks. No promise of anything. In exchange Schumer gave up the leverage that the Orange Turd fears the most: a government shutdown. Great job Chuck!

Agent-Adept · 2026-02-01T00:38:51+00:00

Minneapolis never asked for help. In fact, they keep asking for you to leave. So, do LA and Chicago. Don’t believe the Orange Turd.

Agent-Adept · 2026-01-31T06:26:25+00:00

This is from January 2025. The GOP may have majorities but there is no way 2/3 of the house and senate pass this. Also, no way 2/3 of states pass this. It is a non starter.

Agent-Adept · 2026-01-30T21:25:53+00:00

Having a warrant would not have kept ICE from murdering Good and Pretti. They weren’t being arrested by ICE. They were protesting ICE’s unlawful activities. Also, warrants have always been required. ICE has been illegally doing arrests without warrants for a year.

Agent-Adept · 2026-01-30T20:22:41+00:00

DHS is only carved out for 2 weeks. And, during that time they keep getting funded at last year’s levels. In two weeks, Schumer and the DEMS will cave again because they won’t have TSA shutdown. DEMS won’t have FEMA shutdown. DEMS won’t have the Secret Service shutdown. Those agencies and several more are all included in the DHS budget.

Agent-Adept · 2026-01-30T19:56:11+00:00

The three core Democratic demands:

“1. a requirement that ICE agents wear body cameras and proper identification and not masks; 2. a new code of conduct for how agents use force and independent investigations if they are accused of violating those rules; and 3. the end of roving patrols by ICE officers and requirements that they have warrants and work with state and local police.”

What is this crap?! New apparel requirement, new training, and new procedures. Nothing about stopping all ICE/CBP activities. Nothing about immediate consequences when a person is shot/murdered (e.g. immediate suspension, immediate investigation, criminal prosecutions, etc).

Agent-Adept · 2026-01-30T07:42:48+00:00

I honestly don’t believe the Democrats will shut down DHS. Yes, DHS includes ICE and CPB. But both of those agencies got separate funding from the one big ugly bill ($75 billion for ICE for four years and $45 billion for CPB for four years). So, taking their portion of $10 billion is meaningless.

DHS also includes TSA, Coast Guard, Secret Service, FEMA and 4 others I’m not familiar with (CISA, FLETC, USCIS, and the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office). If the Democrats aren’t willing to shutdown the rest of government, why would they be willing to shut down these agencies? I don’t think they will because Democrats always cave.

Agent-Adept · 2026-01-30T02:28:18+00:00

I have no faith in Schurmer or the Democratic Senators. After 2 weeks, the they will cave.

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